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SEX HORMONES – DR KARLENE CHINQUEE

Well today the subject of my talk is sex hormones, are they the next generation of psychotropics and immunomodulators? In attempting to answer this question, we have to look at psychoneuroendoimmunology. The convergence of the field of psychiatry, neurology, endocrinology and immunology is one of the most exciting and rapidly advancing areas of medical science. By considering these classically defined systems as a single interconnected super system, the emerging field is empowering clinicians with an expanded interdisciplinary perspective for addressing today’s most challenging health concerns. A particularly intriguing area of this evolving paradigm is a growing body of evidence and the role of sex steroids, endogens, oestrogens, progesterone, neural and immune function. These discoveries are setting the stage for novel...

PROBIOTICS – DR PAMELA SMITH

Let’s look at probiotics; probably more than you’ve ever wanted to know on the subject and then we’re going to look at prebiotics. Beneficial effects of a normal gut flora, I think it’s really important we go back over this because I hope when you leave this weekend, that as much as I talk to you about hormones and hormonal balance, if you don’t have gut health you don’t have anything. The gut stimulation of the immune system synthesis of B vitamins and vitamin K, it enhances GI motility, increases GI function, improves digestion, increases nutrient absorption, relief of abdominal distension by gas formers, inhibition of pathogens, metabolization of drugs and plants, production of polyamines and short-chain fatty acids. What’s...